Africa
Bad timing for an African trade war
The decision by the military-led Alliance of Sahel States to impose a 0.5% tariff on goods from rival ECOWAS nations has added a new twist in their rift
April 17, 2025
burkina faso
QiOSK
‘Peacemaker’ Faye wins snap Senegal elections
The popular president has taken a different approach, tasked with warming relations with neighboring junta leaders
November 20, 2024
Africa
African juntas' defense pact makes mockery of US policy
Lectures from Washington about democracy and Russia fell on deaf ears in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso
July 11, 2024
Africa
Dim prospects for democratic reform and stability in the Sahel
Washington will have to differentiate itself from France, which is becoming singularly loathed in the region.
January 24, 2023
Africa
Western paternalism in Africa reaches its limits
Decades of failed policy, including US and French counterterrorism programs, have some African leaders looking for alternatives.
October 26, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Pentagon doesn't know if it trained Burkina Faso coup leader
Capt. Ibrahim Traore deposed the last guy who overthrew the government — Lt. Col. Sandaogo Damiba — who did extensive training with the Americans.
October 10, 2022
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